Tie stay



Jan. 19, 1937.

E. w. SHARKEY 2,068,153

TIE STAY Filed Sept. 15, 1956 EVERETT W. SHAH/(EV INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY.

Patented Jan. 19, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE This invention relates generally to improvements in tie stays, and more particularly to an adjustable tiestay which is applied externally to the knot of a four-in-hand tie, wherebytwisting and displacement of the knot about a collar are eliminated.

The main object of the invention resides in the provision of a device of the type above mentioned wherein external adjustable finger means adapted to set at the base of the lateral edges of a knot are employed in conjunction with a prong member adapted to penetrate the under depending portion of the tie, thereby preventing vertical and lateral displacement of the tie knot relative to the depending portions of the tie.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a device of the above type which is simply applied to the tie after the formation of a knot without affecting the condition of the latter, the said device being durable and economical to manufacture.

These objects and other incidental ends and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear in the progress of the disclosure and as pointed out in the appended claims.

Accompanyingthis specification is a drawing showing a preferred form of the invention and wherein corresponding reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

In accordance with the drawing:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of the improved tie stay.

Figure 2 is a front view in elevation of the tie 35- stay as applied to a four-in-hand tie, showing a slight constriction caused thereby at the lower portion of the tie knot.

Figure 3 is a side view in elevation.of the tie stay as shown in Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary view in elevation partly in section, showing an alternate securing means for the lower ends of the arm members of the tie stay, together with a prong secured thereto.

In accordance with the invention and in accordance with a preferred form thereof shown in the accompanying drawing, numeral ill indicates a tie knot of a four-in-hand tie having a front depending portion II and a rear depending portion l2. Numerals i3 and I4 indicate two diverging and resilient arm members, the upper end portions l5 and ii thereof being respectively angularly ofl'set, preferably at approximately ninety degrees. The said end portions II and I6 form forwardly projecting lateral guides within which the base or lower portion of tie knot III is mainl3 and I4 is shown in Figure 1 wherein a receiving member I1 is provided with two adjacent and vertical tubular members i1 and 3 into which the lower ends of arms l8 and, are secured by any suitable means such as brazing or soldering. From the lower end of receiving member ll the depending prong or pin 22 issecured to run co-axially with the long axis of the device.

In order to adjust the distance between the forwardly projecting lateral guides l5 and IS,

a bar member i9 is provided which is adaptedto slide along arm members It and it through orifices and 2!. By raising the bar member is the distance between lateral guides l5 and I6 is reduced while by lowering the said bar member,"

the distance is increased. The convergence of arms i3 and M at the lower portions efi'ectuates a lower stop for the said bar member I9 while the forwardly projecting lateral guides l5 and i8 slgrve as the upper stop for the said bar member Figure 4 shows a method of eliminating the mounting of arm members i3 and it. This is accomplished by utilizing a single resilient wire for the formation of the tie stay, the wire being bent or looped as at 23, into a substantially U-formation with the arm members i3 and I4 diverging upwardly from the said bend. Aftersuch bending operation, bar member I9 is inserted through the upper ends of the said arms by means of oriraising or lowering bar member IS, the prong 22 is forced into the rear depending portion l2 of the tie, at which time the device is firmly secured in place. The prong 22 secures the knot it against slipping vertically along the rear depending portion l2 of the tie while lateral 5s laterally displaced therealong while within a collar. To remove the device from the tie, the lateral guides l5 and I6 are removed from the knot III by either lowering bar member I or forcing lateral guides l5 and I6 rearwardly from the knot. When the said guides 15 and 18 are free of knot l0, prong 22 is withdrawn from the rear depending portion I! of the tie. Pin or prong member 22 may be outwardly ofiset relative to the longitudinal axis of the device, if desirable, whereby the arm members l3 and H would make a closer contact with the rear depending portion I! of the tie.

I wish it understood that minor changes and variations in the integration, substitution and relative positions of the parts, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention and without departing from the append-. ed claims.- 7

The forwardly projecting lateral guides l5 and it are provided with rough inner edges 24 and 25 in order to ofier friction to the tie knot in, as shown in Figure 1. Any other means, however, may be employed for such purposes.

I claim:

1. A tie stay for a four-in-hand'tie comprising resilient and diverging arm members, the upper end portions of said arm members both being angularly offset to serve as forwardly projecting and adjustable external lateral guides for the knot, a bar member slidable along the said arm members thereby adjusting the distance between the said guides, the lower end portions of the guides l5 and I6 prevent knot ID from being said arm members being joined together, and a securing prong depending from the junction of the lower ends.

2. A tie stay for a four-in-hand tie comprising resilient and diverging arm members formed from a'single piece of wire and extending upwardly from the lower loop portion, the upper end portions of said arm members both being angularly offset to serve as forwardly projecting and adjustable external lateral guides for the 4. A tie stay for a four-in-hand tie compris-- ing two forwardly projecting and adjustable external lateral guides for the knot, resilient andv divergent upright arm members from which the said guides project, a bar member slidable along the said arm members thereby adjusting the distance between the said guides, the said arm members at the lower end being joined together, and a securing prong depending from the said junction.

. EVERETT W.. 

